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May 2, 2011 Issue

Cover Story

Liberals thought that Obama’s election was their ascendant moment after years
of George W. Bush and, before that, the triangulations of Clintonism.
They were wrong. And channeling all of their face-palming frustration—a lonely crusader fighting what feels more and more like a quixotic
fight—is New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. By Benjamin Wallace-WellsOn the Cover: Photo by Transtock/Corbis. Photo-illustration
by Gluekit.

Features

He’s built a career concocting high-concept fragrances like “Wet Mitten” and
“Clean Baby Butt.” Now Christopher Brosius is attempting his next olfactory experiment: creating a perfume you can’t even smell.